early warning radar

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early warning radar

Radar based at the boundary of a defended area to detect incoming enemy missiles or aircraft in time to allow deployment of a countermeasure.

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early warning radar - a radar that is part of an early warning system

early warning system - a network of radar installations designed to detect enemy missiles or aircraft while there is still time to intercept them

microwave radar, radar, radio detection and ranging, radiolocation - measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects

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